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• 8/10/2018 First Two Human Cases of West Nile Virus Identified In Connecticut This Season

  The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced that a resident of Fairfield and a resident of Newington have tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV) infection.

• 8/24/2018 Third Human Case of West Nile Virus Identified In Connecticut This Season

  The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced that a resident of Southington has tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV) infection.

• 7/17/2018 West Nile Virus Found In Mosquitoes in Five CT Towns

  The State Mosquito Management Program today urged Connecticut residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites and mosquito-borne diseases.

• 6/4/2018 State Mosquito Monitoring Program Begins Testing for Mosquito-Borne Viral Diseases

  "We will trap and test mosquitoes at 91 locations statewide from now until October", said Dr. Philip Armstrong Medical Entomologist at CAES.

• 9/27/2018 Another Five Human Cases of West Nile Virus Identified In Connecticut

  The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced that it has learned of five more Connecticut residents who have tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV) infection, bringing the total for this season to 15 human WNV cases.

• 10/3/2018 Positive Mosquitoes for Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in Hampton and North Stonington

  The State Mosquito Management Program announced today that mosquitoes trapped in Hampton on September 19 and North Stonington on September 26 have tested positive for eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus.

• 8/23/2018 Risk of West Nile Virus Continues - Positive Mosquitoes Detected in 40 Connecticut Towns

  The State Mosquito Management Program is warning Connecticut residents about the increased risk of infection by West Nile virus (WNV) this season.

• 7/28/2021 State Reports Positive Mosquitoes for West Nile Virus in Five More Connecticut Towns

  The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) has identified West Nile virus (WNV) infected mosquitoes in five new towns: Darien, Greenwich, New Haven, Stamford, and Waterford.

• 8/7/2025 State Reports Expansion of West Nile Virus

  The State Mosquito Management Program is warning Connecticut residents about the increasing risk of infection by West Nile virus this season.

• 6/24/2025 State Reports Positive Mosquitoes for West Nile Virus in Bridgeport

  The State of Connecticut Mosquito Management Program announced that mosquitoes trapped in Bridgeport on June 11 tested positive for West Nile virus.

• 6/2/2021 State Mosquito Monitoring Program Begins Testing for Mosquito-Borne Viral Diseases

  The State of Connecticut Mosquito Management Program today announced it is monitoring mosquitoes for the presence of viruses that can cause illness in people, including West Nile virus (WNV) and eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus.

• 6/2/2025 State Mosquito Monitoring Program Begins Testing for Mosquito-Borne Viral Diseases

  The mosquito trapping and testing program, coordinated by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, begins June 2, 2025, and lasts until the end of October.

• 7/18/2025 Mosquito Season Alert-CT Horse and Livestock Owners Advised to Guard Against Mosquito-Borne Diseases

  The Connecticut Department of Agriculture reminds the state’s horse and livestock community to take preventative measures to protect against mosquito-borne diseases this season.

• 9/10/2021 Risk of West Nile Virus Continues - Third Human Case Identified in the State

  Virus-positive mosquitoes continue to be detected in Connecticut towns

• 9/1/2021 Connecticut DPH Announces First Two Cases of West Nile Virus Infection this Year

  Residents Advised to Protect Themselves and Family Members from Mosquito Bites